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| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | WTTW | Police Oversight Board to Top Cop: Explain Why CPD Officers Are Using Force More Often | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/05/police-oversight-board-top-cop-explain-why-cpd-officers-are-using-force-more-often | Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling must explain why the number of times police officers used force against individuals has significantly increased since 2022, and detail what he is doing to reverse that trend, according to a measure approved by Chicago’s police oversight board. Snelling, who took over CPD in September … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | WBEZ | Why did Chicago widen Ashland Avenue? - WBEZ Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/curious-city/2026/02/05/why-did-chicago-widen-ashland-avenue | [ ![][21] ][22] WBEZ’s Curious City answers questions from listeners about Chicago and the region. We include the public in our storytelling, making journalism more transparent and interconnected. If you pay attention to street signs in Chicago, you’ll notice imperfections and many quirks. Paul Durica of the Chicago History Museum … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago composer Florence Price roars back to life with new opera, premiering in a hurting Minnesota | https://www.wbez.org/culture-the-arts/classical/2026/02/05/florence-price-chicago-composer-minnesota-opera-arts-immigration-black-history-month | Chicago proudly claims [ _Florence Price_ ][1] as one of its own. After all, it was here that she became the first Black female composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra. But this week, [ _a new opera_ ][2] about Price’s origin story premiered in the Twin … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | propublica-illinois | “You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer” | https://www.propublica.org/article/why-local-state-police-rarely-investigate-ice-cbp-fbi | ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. [ Sign up for Dispatches ][1] , a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Minutes after a federal agent shot and killed a Mexican immigrant in a Chicago suburb last … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | NBC Local | U.S. Women's hockey, curling, snowboarding and more: See the 2026 Olympics schedule for Thursday | https://www.nbcchicago.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/u-s-womens-hockey-curling-snowboarding-and-more-see-the-2026-olympics-schedule-for-thursday/3886888/ | Although the Opening Ceremony for the [ 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics ][1] is still a day away, competition began Wednesday, and Games Thursday mark Team USA's first time competing. Thursday's competition includes alpine skiing, curling, women's ice hockey and snowboarding. The U.S. women's hockey team is out for revenge after … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Light snow hits today as temps push toward freezing | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-light-snow-hits-today-temps-push-toward-freezing | ![Chicago weather: Thursday morning forecast][1] #### [ Chicago weather: Thursday morning forecast ][2] FOX 32's Mike Caplan breaks down today's weather outlook. #### The Brief * * Light snow showers are possible today and early tomorrow as temperatures edge toward freezing. * Some slick spots may develop early tomorrow before … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in History: Family and Medical Leave Act signed | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/today-in-history-family-and-medical-leave-act-signed/ | Today is Thursday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2026. There are 329 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 5, 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, granting workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family emergencies. Also on this … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in Chicago History: ‘Grease’ performed for the first time — at June Pyskacek’s Kingston Mines Theatre Co. | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/february-5-chicago-history/ | Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 5, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][109] . **Front page flashback:** Feb. 4, 1980 ![Chicago Public Schools teachers went on strike for five days starting on … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Illinois voter guide to the 2026 primary election on March 17 | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/illinois-voter-guide-2026-primary-election/ | Illinois Democratic and Republican voters will soon decide their party’s nominees for races at the federal and state levels, as well as in a few local races, during the March 17 primary election. Early voting kicks off Thursday, Feb. 5. Winners of the party primaries will advance to the general … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Mayor Brandon Johnson’s public market plan slows to a crawl | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/public-market-chicago-brandon-johnson/ | Mayor Brandon Johnson’s marquee plan to increase access to fresh groceries on the city’s South and West sides — a plan that initially called for a city-owned grocery store and later evolved into a proposed year-round market — appears to have slowed to a crawl. Johnson first floated the idea … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Mural of slain Ukrainian refugee draws sympathy, skepticism from its North Center neighbors and Chicago artists | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/mural-elon-musk-remember-iryna/ | The face of Iryna Zarutska stretches almost the entire height of a three-floor brick building, her blonde hair tucked over her shoulder as she peers at the corner of West Montrose and North Western avenues. Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed in North Carolina in an unprovoked … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago composer Florence Price roars back to life with new opera, premiering in a hurting Minnesota | https://chicago.suntimes.com/classical-music/2026/02/05/florence-price-chicago-composer-minnesota-opera-arts-immigration-black-history-month | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Chicago proudly claims [ _Florence Price_ ][7] as one of its own. After all, it was here that she … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | Chicago Magazine | Five Things to Do: February 6-8 | https://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/five-things-to-do-february-6-8/ | ## 1\. **Literary Pilgrimage** Explore the work of more than 100 different creatives in _American Prophets_ at the American Writers Museum. The exhibition showcases the influence of religion and spirituality on writers and culture. From Chance the Rapper’s “Blessings,” to Octavia Butler’s _The Parable of the Sower_ (and even comedy … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | Chicago Magazine | La Licor Panamericana’s Pão de Queijo | https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/february-2026/how-to-make-la-licors-pao-de-queijo/ | T here’s an alchemical feel to making a batch of Brazilian pão de queijo: A short spell in the oven transforms rounds of wan, shaggy dough into puffed, golden spheres with an irresistible cheese pull. “It’s one of those rare dishes that feels both humble and special,” says Abraham Ramirez, … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | ABC Local | Early voting begins in parts of Illinois Thursday for primary election | https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-primary-elections-2026-early-voting-begins-parts-thursday-election/18546159/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Starting Thursday, Illinois voters in many counties can cast their vote for the March primary. Counties beginning early voting Thursday include Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Wil. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][1] Chicago will offer early voting beginning February … |
| View Article | 2 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Thursday, February 05, 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/02/05/horoscopes-today-thursday-february-05-2026 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ## Moon Alert After 4 a.m., there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in … |
| View Article | 2 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | CWB Chicago | 6-time felon on parole carjacked man during dating app hookup, prosecutors say | https://cwbchicago.com/2026/02/6-time-felon-on-parole-carjacked-man-during-dating-app-hookup-prosecutors-say.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-time-felon-on-parole-carjacked-man-during-dating-app-hookup-prosecutors-say | A six-time convicted felon on parole for four armed robberies is now accused of carjacking a man at gunpoint during what was supposed to be a sexual encounter arranged through a gay dating app on Chicago’s far South Side, prosecutors said. Dysean Smith, 30, is charged with vehicular hijacking following … |
| View Article | 2 a.m. | February 5, 2026 | CWB Chicago | Two 14-year-olds charged with carjacking Lyft driver at gunpoint | https://cwbchicago.com/2026/02/two-14-year-olds-charged-with-carjacking-lyft-driver-at-gunpoint.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-14-year-olds-charged-with-carjacking-lyft-driver-at-gunpoint | ![][1] Two boys, both 14-year-old, are charged with carjacking a Lyft driver at gunpoint and taking her vehicle on a cross-town joyride Tuesday night, according to Chicago police. CPD said both juveniles also had active arrest warrants at the time of their arrests. Just before 9 p.m., the 48-year-old rideshare … |
| View Article | midnight | February 5, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Downers Grove man charged after police find loaded gun under car seat with child inside: officials | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/downers-grove-man-charged-after-police-find-loaded-gun-under-car-seat-child-inside-officials | #### The Brief * * A Downers Grove man is charged after police say he hid a loaded gun under a car seat occupied by a one-year-old during a Naperville traffic stop. * Officers say he resisted arrest and they found a loaded 9mm handgun and about 32 grams of … |
| View Article | midnight | February 5, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Woman killed, man injured in Auburn Gresham shooting | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/02/04/auburn-gresham-shooting-may | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A woman was killed and a man was injured in a shooting Wednesday in Auburn Gresham, according to Chicago … |